Travel Reference
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Jönköpings Läns Museum
MUSEUM
free; noon-7pm Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm Sat & Sun Jul & Aug, shorter hours rest of year )
Exhibits cover local history and contemporary culture, but the real reason for coming here
is to see the haunting fantasy works of artist John Bauer (1882-1918).
Cruises
CRUISE
( 070-637 17 00;
www.rederiabkind.se
)
From May to October, you can choose various cruises on Vättern lake aboard the M/S
Nya
Skärgården
. There's a lunch-buffet trip (Skr495) complete with local delicacies, while sev-
eral other similarly priced trips combine dinner and live music. The boat departs from
Hamnpiren (the harbour pier); bookings can be made at the tourist office or directly.
Huskvarna
From Jönköping, take bus 1 to Huskvarna (Skr25), 7km away.
Husqvarna Fabriksmuseum
MUSEUM
(
036-14 61 62;
www.husqvarnamuseum.se
; Hakarpsvägen 1; adult/child Skr50/20;
10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun May-Sep, shorter hours rest of year)
Square-jawed men going hunting while their wives snuggle up to their sewing machines:
the Husqvarna Fabriksmuseum conjures up a vivid 1950s world. The factory began as an
arms manufacturer before diverting into motorbikes, chainsaws, cooking ranges and mi-
crowave ovens. The atmospheric museum charts the company's rise.
Sleeping
Jönköping
Elite Stora Hotellet
HOTEL
036-10 00 00;
www.elite.se
;
Hotellplan; s/d Skr850/950;
)
